Sr Product Analyst/Product Owner

Sr Product Analyst/Product Owner Project ManagerBethesda, MD |

ABOUT PRISM

PRISM is devoted to modernization and innovation within the world of technology, security, and IT enterprise solutions. We are recognized for meeting performance requirements and exceeding customer expectations since 1994. Our culture is founded on relationships, opportunity, and success. Offering comprehensive benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, and 401K along with our people - first approach sustains our reputation as a premier employer. PRISM Inc. is seeking a Sr Product Analyst/Owner to support a large enterprise client. In this role, you will be responsible for collaborating with business partners and engineering teams to maintain a well-groomed product backlog of feature enhancements that includes refined user stories ready for development and solid timelines. The Senior Product Owner will demonstrate management skills and leadership in a highly matrixed environment and must be comfortable working with multiple stakeholders on numerous competing priorities. The candidate will be moderately technical with a proven record of creative solutioning and problem solving in addition to developing multi-year technology roadmaps for products.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Maintain a well-groomed product backlog of features to include refined user stories that are ready for development Help define new product features and optimizations of existing ones, and incorporate them into product roadmaps Support the definition of guest service product requirements and development of the product roadmap Provide clear vision and scope documentation, use cases, workflows, and wire-frames to support development Coordinate testing, acceptance and delivery of enhancements between vendor and MI business partners Coordinate with support teams for defect resolution Demonstrating and Applying Discipline Knowledge Provides technical expertise and support to persons inside and outside of the department Demonstrates knowledge of job-relevant issues, products, systems, and processes Demonstrates knowledge of function-specific procedures Keeps up-to-date technically and applies new knowledge to job Knowledge of and understanding of complex algorithms

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

(EDUCATION/SKILLS): 7+ years' experience in information technology application design or development Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience 4+ years' experience as a product owner or product manager experience Ability to explain product vision, business objective, technical feasibility, define requirements Ability to drive engineering accountability for technical implementation against defined features and requirements Excellent communicator, both written and spoken Experience with Agile Development methodology and tools (CSPO or CSM certification a plus) Experience with project management tools such as JIRA, Confluence and SmartSheets Demonstrated ability to deliver results under challenging conditions, particularly when faced with complexity, ambiguity, and aggressive timelines Demonstrated ability to assess customer needs, creatively approach solutions, and decide and influence appropriate courses of action Strong project management skills (PMI certification a plus) Strong process management, negotiating, influencing, and problem-resolution skills

Preferred Qualifications:

Familiarity with hospitality industry applications and processes Ability to manage and work with on-shore and off-shore service providers Graduate degree PRISM is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.